Proof that vegetable growing can be done by anybody. From a couple of under 30s – one who grew up growing and one who has just got going…
In 2020, we grew a couple of sowings of courgettes and a couple of different varieties, so we wanted to take this opportunity to look back on how they did as they are one of our favourite vegetables to grow (and eat!) As a reminder, we grew the following varieties: Midnight (a variety designed especially... Continue Reading →
We thought we'd give a quick update on our second sowing of sugar snap peas. These having been growing away well since we planted them out, so fingers crossed it stays that way. It's always a bit hit and miss as the weather starts to turn cooler at nights again and the days start getting... Continue Reading →
Since the last update, the peppers have just kept coming. It's helped by the warm sunny weather, meaning the peppers are ripening fast. Within a week, the D'Asti Giallo pepper has completely ripened. I'm extremely proud of my first ever homegrown bell pepper! In connected news, the next one is ripening. So fingers crossed this... Continue Reading →
It didn't take the sugar snap peas long to germinate. This is a photo a week after sowing, but they were starting to poke their heads through 3 or 4 days in. Again, we've had pretty good germination, with just the odd seed not germinating - it's always to be expected. As soon as the... Continue Reading →
After reporting that some of the peppers had started to ripen the other week, they've really got a wiggle on and we've got lots and lots of peppers ripening now. There are a whole array of colours on the Basket of Fire now - yellow, orange, red and purple! We'll have to have a chilli... Continue Reading →
We were so pleased with the Cascadia sugar snap peas that we're going to try another sowing, seeing as we have plenty of spare seeds. These were sown on Sunday 25 July. We filled cell trays with Seed and Modular compost and then dampened it slightly to help the pea seeds swell and germinate. We then... Continue Reading →
If you remember, we have a few varieties of cucumbers that we are trying outside. Marketmore, Diva, and Tasty King. The Marketmore are the most advanced, and have now reached the top of their canes and are starting to make their own way up the wire netting. As we said before, we usually take the... Continue Reading →
Now our peppers are in their final pots, they need supporting to prevent them being blown over by the wind, and also to support the plant once laden with peppers - as they can get quite heavy! We put a cane in a couple of inches away from the base of each plant, and pushed... Continue Reading →
As we mentioned in our last blog post on the brassicas, we weeded them today. They weren't too bad in the end, but given another couple of weeks the weeds would've grown out of control and the cauliflowers would be too big to get in between so they would've had to stay like that, with... Continue Reading →
We have peppers and chillies! They may not have long set, but they are definitely starting to take shape. These are the Basket of Fire chillies which have got quite a few chillies forming now, and lots more flowers still to be pollinated! We feel like they already look very spicy!! Next up, we've got the Redskin which... Continue Reading →
